Ceanu Mare

Ceanu Mare (Hungarian: Mezőcsán; German: Gross-Tschaan) is a commune in the north-west of Romania, in Cluj County, Transylvania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Andici (depopulated since 1985; Andics), Boian (Mezőbő), Bolduț (Boldoc), Ceanu Mare, Ciurgău (Csurgó), Dosu Napului (Oláhtóhát), Fânațe (Csániszénafű), Hodăi-Boian (Mezőbőifogadó), Iacobeni (Mezőszentjakab), Morțești (Morcest), Stârcu (Csóka), Strucut (merged with Gherea in 1968; Sztinkutdűlő) and Valea lui Cati (Sárospatakdűlő).

Ceanu Mare
Commune
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Ceanu Mare is located in Romania
Ceanu Mare
Ceanu Mare
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°39′N 23°58′E
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Established1293[1]
SubdivisionsAndici, Boian, Bolduț, Ceanu Mare, Ciurgău, Dosu Napului, Fânațe, Hodăi-Boian, Iacobeni, Morțești, Stârcu, Strucut, Valea lui Cati
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Virgil Păcurar[2] (PMP)
Area
37.54 km2 (14.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2011-10-31)[3]
3,531
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Area code+40 x264
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.ceanu-mare.ro

The village is known in Germany after the Schröder family discovered that the father of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was buried there in a common grave in 1944. Lieutenant Fritz Schröder was a soldier in the German army during World War II and he died at the age of 32 near the city of Turda (Thorenburg in German) on 4 October 1944, without ever seeing his newborn son Gerhard.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 4,322 people living in this town. Of this population, 94.08% are ethnic Romanians, 3.51% ethnic Romani and 2.36% are ethnic Hungarians.[4]

References
  1. Atlasul localităţilor judeţului Cluj, Editura Suncart, p. 117
  2. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  4. "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
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